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INSERTING and REPLACING 2014 International CES Kicks off with Record Amount of Innovation

[January 07, 2014]

INSERTING and REPLACING 2014 International CES Kicks off with Record Amount of Innovation

LAS VEGAS --(Business Wire)--

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The corrected release reads:

2014 International CES (News - Alert) Kicks off with Record
Amount of Innovation

More than 3,200 exhibitors debut life-changing tech across more
than 2 million net square feet; Tech Titans from Intel and Audi deliver
keynotes on CES eve

The 2014 International CES® opens today as a record breaking show with
more than 3,200 exhibitors across the largest show floor in history -
more than two million net square feet of exhibit space - breaking last
year's previously set record of 1.92 million net square feet. Innovation
and the promise and power of technology drove this year's preshow press
events that kicked off with CES Unveiled LAS VEGAS on Sunday night with
99 tabletop displays where exhibitors provided a sneak preview of their
show floor product launches. Twenty five exhibitors then revealed new
products during CES Press Day on Monday. Owned and produced by the
Consumer Electronics Association (News - Alert) (CEA)®, the 2014 International CES
opens today and runs through Friday, January 10.

"CES is the world's gathering place for all who thrive on the business
of consumer technologies and features the largest showcase of innovation
on the planet," said Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, CEA. "We couldn't
be more excited to open today's record breaking show and see the magic,
wonder and energy of consumer technology come to life as leaders from a
broad array of industries come together to survey and transact."

New Intel CEO Brian Krzanich delivered a Tech Titans keynote address
Monday evening to highlight innovation at the ingredient level. Krzanich
explored how connected devices create immersive experiences that change
the way we live, work and play. Over the course of his keynote, Krzanich
demonstrated a half-dozen products that seamlessly connect devices and
people to create "technology experiences," all of which will be
available in 2014. New products include:

Smart earbuds that when paired with an app on your smartphone
monitor pace, location and even heart rate, using sensors built into
the earbuds themselves.

"Jarvis," a hands-free headset that interacts with a smartphone.

A new smart watch that unlike others in the category requires
no tethering devices, has its own connectivity and includes smart geo
fencing, to track a wearer's location.

Wearables are a key component of Intel's vision of the connected
future. Throughout his address, Krzanich announced several partnerships
with creative industries like fashion, animation and gaming. Together
with Barneys, Opening Ceremony and the Council of Fashion Designers of
America, Intel is working to promote wearable devices in fashion.
Krzanich also announced that its latest chip, Edison, part of its
Quark family of SoCs, will feature "a full Pentium class PC in the form
factor of an SD card." This ultra-low power, 22nm Dual Core SoC can be
used to power wearable devices. "We're creating a network of devices,
all smart, all coming together, all powered by Edison," he said.

Rupert Stadler, chairman of the board of management of AUDI AG,
delivered a second Tech Titans keynote address Monday night to discuss
the future of innovation in the automotive industry and its direct
impact on the consumer technology market. Stadler envisions a future
where cars drive themselves and where roads might one day guide
vehicles. Helping to build that future is its partnership with Nvidia
and its Tegra K1 as the processor of choice and AT&T to introduce in-car
LTE (News - Alert) in the U.S.

Audi introduced its highly anticipated Sport uattro LaserlightV8 hybrid
concept car. The vehicle can go 90 miles on a single gallon of gas and
will be available in piloted driving mode. With laser headlights three
times stronger than LEDs, it can light the road for nearly a third of a
mile. Stadler emphasized the synchronization of Audi and the electronics
industry debuting, "the full spectrum of what it means to be a leader in
innovation."

Sharp - Aquos HD TV lineup including new Aquos Q+ with 10
million more sub pixels, built in upscaling, audio and Bluetooth
streaming (first on market to play UHD content); Smart Central - App
compiles all content into one search function.

Livio Radio - SmartDeviceLink to standardize a way to bring
apps into the dashboard of all vehicles.

DISH - New additions to the Hopper lineup of whole-home DVR
service, SuperJoey which when paired with the Hopper allows users to
record up to eight shows at once and 2,000 hours of content; Wireless
Joey streams content to any TV in the house.

Hisense - VIDAA smart TV platform - Android powered, lets users
seamlessly toggle between live TV, on demand entertainment, recorded
programming, personal content, apps and more with a single touch of a
button.

Formula E - Revealed and demoed first electric racing car;
Qualcomm will begin to integrate Snapdragon into the cars adding WiFi
and Bluetooth.

Note to Editors:The official name of the global technology
event is "International CES."Subsequent references to the show
can be shortened to "CES."Please do not use "Consumer
Electronics Show" to refer to the International CES.

About CES:

The International CES is the world's gathering place for all who thrive
on the business of consumer technologies. It has served as the proving
ground for innovators and breakthrough technologies for more than 40
years-the global stage where next-generation innovations are introduced
to the marketplace. As the largest hands-on event of its kind, CES
features all aspects of the industry. And because it is owned and
produced by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the technology
trade association representing the $208 billion U.S. consumer
electronics industry, it attracts the world's business leaders and
pioneering thinkers to a forum where the industry's most relevant issues
are addressed. Follow CES online at www.CESweb.org
and through social media: http://www.cesweb.org/social.